Day 2 - Devi Brahmacharini [Navratri]

Brahmacharini (ब्रह्मचारिणी) means a devoted female student who lives in an Ashram with her Guru along with other students. She is the second aspect of the Navadurga forms of Mahadevi The goddess is worshipped on the second day of Navaratri (the nine divine nights of Navadurga). The goddess Brahmacharini wears white clothes and holds a Japa mala in her right hand and Kamandala, a water utensil in her left hand.

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सरसिजनिलये सरोजहस्ते धवलतमांशुगन्धमाल्यशोभे ।

भगवति हरिवल्लभे मनोज्ञे त्रिभुवनभूतिकरि प्रसीद मह्यम् ॥

आप कमल में रहने वाले, हाथ में कमल धारण करने वाले, सफेद वस्त्रों, सुगंधों और मालाओं से सुशोभित,

सुंदर विष्णुप्रिया और तीनों लोकों को समृद्धि देनेवाली हैं। हे देवी मुझ पर कृपा करो।